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Since the one-baby policy ______(carry) out in China, Chinese families have been shrinking from one with over 10 members to the other with only three including parents and baaby. Things are usually out of our expectation. Apart from the benefits _______ have been mentioned enough, small families are now beginning to have ______own problems. Because parents are having fewer children, they increasingly feel the need _______(control) the lives of those children. As a result, many children are becoming less _______(depend), determined and ambitious than in the past.
Parents today discourage their children from doing housework, extracurricular activities and socializing ______ they fear it will interrupt their education. For example, when I was younger I wanted to learn the guitar ______ my parents wouldn’t allow me because they believed it would distract me from my studies. They are happy as long as I perform ______(wonder) in my exams but don’t seem concerned about how I develop ______ a person.
To some extent, I understand parents’ concerns, but I think they should love their children for ____ they are, not what they want them to be. We deserve the chance to chase our own dreams and learn on our own. Even if we fail, we can learn from those failures.